Gigabyte x58a-ud5 - which DIMM slots to use?

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I've been directed to this site for quite sometime for answers through google searches and this

community is remarkable. I now have a question that i can not find the answer to, a small inquiry.

I have a Gigabyte x58a-ud5 and have 3x4gb corsair dominator but removing the module in slot 2

a few times to install a new cpu cooler i fear i either damaged the module of the DIMM slot

because i was getting a RAM related error on boot up and the pc kept rebooting itself ( i cannot

remember the name of the error for the life of me) so i removed that module running only 8gb

and everything's been fine since. My question is I ordered a new set of RAM sticks

8Gx2|PATRIOT PV316G160C0K R, can i bypass slot 2 and install the 2 new stick in DIMM slots 4

and 6? RAM has to be installed in either 1,3 and 5 or 2,4 and 6 correct?


I hope this is posted in the correct category.

Thank You for any input, and hope to become a part of this wonderful community.


Bob

 
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You can leave only 2 sticks in, but memory and general system performance will suffer, no, use XMP, it will do it better for you to get optimum settings.
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Do you have any suggestions? Would be much appreciated. I dont really know the detail of ram like timming and voltage and I dont like screwing with the bios. I want to update it but dont want to screw anything up.
 
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by triple do you mean 3 sticks?

 
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Yes, thank you. I've been doing quite a bit of research on memory and believe to selected the right kind:

CORSAIR Vengeance 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9

I do have two question though. I've removed 1 of the 3 sticks as stated above, now how does that work? Is is ok to leave in 2 of 3 sticks in slots

3 and 5? Is that hurting anything? Second, when the new RAM arrives I really DO NOT wish to enable the XMP profile to have it run at 1600mhz, im

fine with it @ 1333mhz but can i leave the xmp diasabled with it @1333mhz but just change the timming to 9-9-9-24 if its not set correctly?

Thank You
 
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Thanks for you responses man i really appreciate it.
 
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